West Berkshire Brewery wins national award

The Yattendon brewery, received a silver award for its Dr Hexter’s Healer bottled beer at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) National Beer Competition 2015.

The beers were judged by a panel of industry experts and beer enthusiasts in Sheffield and the winners were announced by SIBA chairman Guy Sheppard and BBC Radio food and drink broadcaster Nigel Barden.

Mr Sheppard said: “Competition for our awards is fierce and all our winners can be very proud of their achievement.

“We congratulate them on brewing beers that have been judged as the best in the country.

“And we hope they will use this success to market their beers to pubs and consumers in the future.”